Arsène Wenger says he doesn't mind the pressure of being title contenders - because that pressure exists for all the top clubs.

Arsenal are being touted as genuine challengers to Chelsea and the
Manchester clubs for the 2015/16 crown after finishing third last season
and successfully defending the FA Cup.

Wenger is confident his players can cope with the expectation when
they kick off their top-flight campaign against West Ham United on
Sunday.

"I believe we are able to handle it and we want to handle it," said
Wenger.

"We can talk and talk about it but in football you have to
accept that you can win, draw or lose. What you expect is that you give
your best in every single game and we are determined to do that.

"The other thing we don't know is how good our opponents will be. I
don't know how good Man United will be, how good Man City will be, but
if you look at their squads they can have the same ambition that we
have.

"The pressure is the same at Liverpool, Man City, Man United and
Arsenal. That is normal. The only place where you don't have that
situation now is in France because everyone knows that PSG will win the
league.

"Here what is interesting is that the pressure is on everybody,
at least on six or seven clubs. That makes the Premier League so
interesting.

"We had much more pressure before when I knew I had at least to be in
the top four and we did not necessarily have the potential to do it,"
added Wenger.